SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Mountfitchet House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 47 other homes in Essex.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, Mountfitchet House is a nursing home in Stansted, Essex with 60 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. That is larger than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.
CQC last rated the home in August 2023, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. Effective was rated Requires improvement. Before that, in November 2018, it was rated Outstanding.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd runs 106 care homes, and 97 of the 102 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
